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Let’s roll…Montreal to St Jerome.

Day 1. 8/18/23. 42.5 mi. AIS: 4:21. (Ass in Saddle). 839 ft elev. 10mph It was raining in the early morning so we weren’t in a big hurry to depart. Forecast was to improve as the day progressed. 10am start. Within minutes we were on a nice separate bike path. This lasted a few miles,Continue reading “Let’s roll…Montreal to St Jerome.”

Good morning to bonne nuit!Billings MT to Montreal….

Oops! Forgot to switch my footwear from flip flops to my bike shoes and left my bike shoes at home when I left the house for the airport😱. Realized my error at the TSA line! Fortunately my nephew Dante saved me and grabbed my shoes and delivered them to me at the airport! About aContinue reading “Good morning to bonne nuit!Billings MT to Montreal….”

Touring bicycle…the Horse

Our touring bike of choice is the Trek 520 disc. We bought these about a year before our Southern Tier ride and have loved them since we got them. Trek has been making the 520 since 1983. They came out with disc brakes in 2018 or so. These touring bikes are steel framed so theyContinue reading “Touring bicycle…the Horse”

Packing and Boxing of the “Horse and Carriage”

Basically we followed the same procedure we used for our Southern Tier ride. It worked really well. For those of you new to my blog posts or to refresh your memory…I’ll give you the method we are using. After all the planning and gathering of gear and equipment it’s ready to fit into the appropriateContinue reading “Packing and Boxing of the “Horse and Carriage””

Here we go again…. Cycle Eastern Canada 2023 eh?!!

WHERE NOW?? WHY CANADA? After completing the long dreamed about transcontinental tour of the United States in 2022 (Southern Tier) the main question I received is: “Where are you going next?” We decided we would like to tour a foreign country. Neither of us had spent any time in eastern Canada and it qualifies asContinue reading “Here we go again…. Cycle Eastern Canada 2023 eh?!!”

Recumbent touring.

Absolutely the best way to tour for me. I didn’t think so at first though, I was seriously thinking of trading it in the first days out of San Diego. First excuse is I had only a few rides on it before we left and secondly I didn’t realise how important weight distribution is forContinue reading “Recumbent touring.”

The Final Stats

Jim has calculated the final stats. There’s Part 1 and Part 2 followed by complete Southern Tier statistics. Part 1. San Diego CA to Del Rio TX, (March 2020) Total miles: 1250 Total riding days: 23 Avg miles/day: 54 AIS: 7129 min = 119 hrs = 4.95 days Longest AIS: 6:42 min. (Ft Hancock -VanContinue reading “The Final Stats”

R and R days…super layover in St Augustine

5/8/22. 5/9/22 5/10/22. 5 miles. 1 drawbridge St Augustine Beach to St Augustine The day we finished it was about 11am. It seems we ate and drank our day away. First we found a New York Pizza joint on the beach. Up until this I hadn’t found pizza that was good. This one was good!Continue reading “R and R days…super layover in St Augustine”

The finish line!

Day 32. 5/7/22. Palatka to St Augustine FL Just down the road near the bridge to the St John’s river was Florida’s oldest diner. Angel’s Diner. Breakfast for the short, short day to St. Augustine. We were crossing over the bridge on the pedestrian path to a view of a sailing regatta from Palatka toContinue reading “The finish line!”

So close you can taste it…

Day 31. 5/6/22. 57 mi. AIS 5:02 hrs., 698 elev., 11.3mph Gainesville FL to Palatka FL I swear that everyday in this ride across America (both Part 1 and Part 2) has been Curt’s Traveling Recumbent Road Show and Jim and I are his escorts! I doubt there has not been a day where heContinue reading “So close you can taste it…”